The 2011 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the National Hurling League.
Ticket prices In January 2011, the GAA announced a reduction in ticket prices for the 2011 National Hurling League. The decision to cut prices was announced at a Central Council meeting and will see the cost of admission to a league game in the first division of the NHL dropping from €15 to €13, with a €5 admission to lower-level hurling games.
Division 1
Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 2010 season. Wexford entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 1 May 2011, Dublin won the title following a 0–22 to 1–7 win over Kilkenny in the final. It was their first league title since 1938–39 and their 3rd National League title overall.
Offaly were relegated from Division 1. Limerick won Division 2 and secured promotion to the top tier.
Waterford's Richie Foley was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-48.
Table
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Richie FoleyWaterford2–485469.002Richie HoganKilkenny0–444467.33Ger FarragherGalway0–444467.334Conal KeaneyDublin0–424267.005Jim BerryWexford2-354175.85Pa BourkeTipperary0–414175.857Shane DooleyOffaly2–344066.678Paul RyanDublin2-263284.009Patrick HorganCork2-222874.0010T. J. ReidKilkenny2-212783.37
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Richie FoleyWaterford2–1016Dublin2Conal KeaneyDublin0–1414Tipperary3Shane BourkeTipperary3–413GalwayShane DooleyOffaly1–1013Wexford5Richie FoleyWaterford0–1212TipperaryShane DooleyOffaly0–1212Waterford7Shane DooleyOffaly1–811KilkennyGer FarragherGalway0–1111Wexford9David O'CallaghanDublin3–110WexfordPaul RyanDublin1–710CorkJim BerryWexford1–710DublinRichie HoganKilkenny0–1010TipperaryConal KeaneyDublin0–1010WaterfordRichie HoganKilkenny0–1010Cork
Division 2
Limerick and Kerry entered Division 2 as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 30 April 2011, Limerick won the title following a 4–12 to 2–13 win over Clare in the final.
Westmeath were relegated from Division 2 after losing all of their group stage matches.
Antrim's Neil McManus was the Division 2 top scorer with 4-46.
Table
Round Robin
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Neil McManusAntrim4-465878.282Darragh O'ConnellKerry1-505377.573Willie HylandLaois2-465277.424Nicky O'ConnellClare1-404385.375Richie McCarthyLimerick1-374285.256Brendan MurtaghWestmeath4-223474.857Colin RyanClare3-233174.428Gareth JohnsonDown5-153056.009Paul BraniffDown3-182739.0010Diarmuid McMahonClare6-082673.71
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Brendan MurtaghWestmeath3-0918Down2Neil McManusAntrim3-0514Down3Willie HylandLaois1-1013Clare4Colin RyanClare2-0612Down5Darragh O'ConnellKerry0-1111Down6Diarmuid McMahonClare2-0410CarlowSeán TobinLimerick2-0410CarlowPaul BraniffDown1-0710LaoisDarragh O'ConnellKerry0-1010Down10Kevin DownesLimerick3-009AntrimPaul BraniffDown1-069AntrimDarragh O'ConnellKerry1-069LimerickWillie HylandLaois0-099KerryNeil McManusAntrim0-099LimerickDarragh O'ConnellKerry0-099WestmeathColin RyanClare0-099Westmeath
Division 3A
Kildare and Wicklow entered Division 3A as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Wicklow won the title following a 2–20 to 3–14 win over Derry in the final.
Armagh were relegated from Division 3A after losing all but one of their group stage matches.
Wicklow's Jonathan O'Neill was the Division 3A top scorer with 2-52.
Table
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jonathan O'NeillWicklow2–525869.662Martin FinnLondon4–354759.403Ruairí ConveryDerry2–333966.504Declan CoulterArmagh3–293849.505Martin FitzgeraldKildare3–202955.80Paddy HenryDerry1–262964.837Andy O'BrienWicklow6–072564.168Nicky HoranMeath0–232337.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Declan CoulterArmagh2–0612Wicklow2Jonathan O'NeillWicklow1–0811KildareMartin FinnLondon1–0811WicklowJonathan O'NeillWicklow1–0811ArmaghDeclan CoulterArmagh0–1111Meath6Paddy HenryDerry1–0710KildareMartin FinnLondon1–0710MeathMartin FitzgeraldKildare1–0710LondonMartin FinnLondon1–0710ArmaghJonathan O'NeillWicklow0–1010DerryJonathan O'NeillWicklow0–1010London
Division 3B
Mayo and Monaghan entered Division 3B as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Roscommon won the title following a 0–17 to 1–12 win over Mayo in the final.
Monaghan were relegated from Division 3B after losing all but one of their group stage matches.
Table
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Keith RaymondSligo2-364267.002Noel CampbellDonegal1-384166.833Gary FallonRoscommon0-383866.334Gerard SmythLouth1-283165.165Johnny CoyneRoscommon5-153065.006Stephen LambeMonaghan0-292955.807Stephen BroderickMayo0-272746.758Kenny FeeneyMayo1-232673.719John Matthew SheridanFingal0-252555.0010Shane CallanLouth3-122163.50Keith HigginsMayo1-182137.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Martin OrmondeFingal2-0814Monaghan2John Matthew SheridanFingal0-1212Sligo3Gary FallonRoscommon0-1010LouthKeith HigginsMayo0-1010Roscommon5Shane CallanLouth2-039DonegalJohnny CoyneRoscommon2-039LouthMickey McHughMonaghan1-069MayoKeith RaymondSligo1-069MayoKeith RaymondSligo1-069FingalStephen LambeMonaghan0-099RoscommonNoel CampbellDonegal0-099SligoStephen LambeMonaghan0-099Fingal
Division 4
Tyrone entered Division 4 as the relegated team from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Tyrone won the title following a 1–15 to 0–11 win over South Down in the final.
Longford's Eoin Donnellan was the Division 4 top scorer with 0-40.
Table
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Eoin DonnellanLongford0-404058.002Justin KellyTyrone3-283766.163Liam MorganSouth Down2-263265.334Eoin McGuinnessSouth Down7-082964.835Aidan KellyTyrone1-232664.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Eoin DonnellanLongford0-1717Cavan2Justin KellyTyrone2-0915Longford3Brendan McGarryFermanagh3-0312CavanEoin McGuinnessSouth Down3-0312Cavan5Ryan O'NeillTyrone3-0211Cavan6Seán CorriganFermanagh3-0110CavanJohn MinnockLongford3-0110CavanLiam DeeganSouth Down2-0410CavanMichael LaneLeitrim1-0710CavanRyan BogueFermanagh1-0710South DownEoin DonnellanLongford0-1010Leitrim
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